Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX

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2021 Population

166,750

2.96% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

36.1

0.824% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

12.3%

5.27% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$70,129

7.97% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$190,400

4.67% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX had a population of 167k people with a median age of 36.1 and a median household income of $70,129. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX grew from 161,953 to 166,750, a 2.96% increase and its median household income grew from $64,955 to $70,129, a 7.97% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.9%), White (Hispanic) (21.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.54%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.47%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.3%).

29.8% of the households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.2% of the residents in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was $190,400, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX borders Brazos Valley COG (Outside Brazos County) & Milam County PUMA, TX, Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, Montgomery County (West)Conroe City (West) PUMA, TX, Montgomery County (South)The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, and Montgomery County (Southeast) PUMA, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX is home to a population of 167k people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2021, 15.4% of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (25.7k people).

In 2021, there were 2.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (91.5k people) in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.3k White (Hispanic) and 10.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX are Spanish (42,348 households), Hindi (437 households), and Urdu (379 households).

Citizenship

89.2%

2021 Citizenship

89.1%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 89.2% of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was 89.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
91.5k ± 4.08k
White (Hispanic)
36.3k ± 2.99k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.9k ± 1.35k

34.2%

Hispanic Population

57.1k people

34.2% of the people in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX are hispanic (57.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

25.7k people

15.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

24.9k people

As of 2021, 15.4% of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX residents (25.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was 15.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
42,348 households (27.2%)
Hindi
437 households (0.281%)
Urdu
379 households (0.243%)

29.8% of the households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was Spanish. 27.2% of the households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,400 ± 417
Gulf War (2001-)
2,177 ± 494
Gulf War (1990s)
1,483 ± 666

Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX employs 69.4k people. The largest industries in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX are Elementary & secondary schools (6,934 people), Construction (6,432 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,405 people), and the highest paying industries are Car washes ($189,728), Air transportation ($177,455), and Pipeline transportation ($158,451).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,361

Women

43.6%

37,914

Men

56.4%

The workforce of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX in 2020 was 67,275 people, with 43.6% woman, and 56.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

69.4k

2021 Value

3.1%

1 Year growth

± 3.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 3.1%, from 67.3k employees to 69.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & middle school teachers (2,326 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,267 people), and Janitors & building cleaners (2,010 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

69.4k

2021 Value

3.1%

1 Year growth

± 3.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 3.1%, from 67.3k employees to 69.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,934 people), Construction (6,432 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,405 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,145

Median earning men ± $2,310

$31,737

Median earning women ± $1,832

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,271), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,699), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,299).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($45,770), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,374).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.25% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (36.8k), Some college (29.3k), and Secondary Education (26k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was $190,400 in 2021, which is 0.777 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $181,900 to $190,400, a 4.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX is 74.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX is $70,129. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

Property

$190,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$7,720

$41,606

Median Property Taxes

±$2,187

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.5%

Homeownership

2021

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 74.5% of the housing units in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,129

Median Household Income

± $3,295

55.9k

Number of Households

± 2,596

In 2021, the median household income of the 55.9k households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX grew to $70,129 from the previous year's value of $64,955.

The following chart displays the households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX

0.464

2020 Wage GINI in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX

In 2021, the income inequality in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.242% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (76.9%)
Carpooled (11.5%)
Worked At Home (8.07%)

In 2021, 76.9% of workers in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (8.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.22% of the workforce in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX (20.4k out of 165k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

78.9% of the population of Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 9.85% on Medicare, 9.07% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.2% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

21.1%

Uninsured

43.4%

Employer Coverage

15.5%

Medicaid

9.85%

Medicare

9.07%

Non-Group

1.21%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX declined by 0.47% from 21.2% to 21.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Montgomery County (Northeast)Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.